According to Net Applications, Windows 8's online presence has actually fallen to below that of Vista's at the same length of time after release, just two months on the market. On December 22, W8's usage share was sitting at 1.6% of all Windows PCs, up from 1.2% in November. However, in the same period, Vista was sitting at 2.2%, up from around 1% the month before. This is an abysmal result and compares very poorly with Windows 7's 6%+ share after the same two months on the market. It's possible that Christmas sales may redress this balance, but it seems unlikely.

Personally, after adding Classic Shell to 8, and fixing some 'permissions' issues, I find 8 to be just fine. Of course, I exist entirely in a desktop environment. Indeed.... my task bar is that of win xp..!!

It's just a matter of knowing what I like, and then setting out to get it.

Metro... well, if I had it on a touch device, I'd give it a whirl. Just not so much on my desktop...

Personally, after adding Classic Shell to 8, and fixing some 'permissions' issues, I find 8 to be just fine. Of course, I exist entirely in a desktop environment. Indeed.... my task bar is that of win xp..!!

It's just a matter of knowing what I like, and then setting out to get it.

Metro... well, if I had it on a touch device, I'd give it a whirl. Just not so much on my desktop...

I kind of agree with you as far as metro.. not for desktop. I am seriously thinking about moving to Imac as my next purchase.